Hotel-Reservation.com sold $208,000 at sedo - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**chillking** · 09-14-2009, 06:39 PM

Hotel-Reservation.com sold at sedo for $208,000 the most expensive hyphenated domain name purchases of all time .

**cleverlyslick** · 09-14-2009, 07:07 PM

congrats to the seller! sick life.

**PRED** · 09-14-2009, 07:33 PM

incredible sale

**hugegrowth** · 09-14-2009, 07:37 PM

Hooray for the hyphen! Two word key phrases like this can sell well with the hyphen, although this was a really good example.

**DomainsInc** · 09-14-2009, 07:56 PM

If I could just get a sale like that I'd be soo happy.

**Credit** · 09-14-2009, 07:58 PM

Unbelievable

**hugegrowth** · 09-14-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DomainsInc

If I could just get a sale like that I'd be soo happy.

The way domain sales are going lately we all might get a sale like that! lol

**mark** · 09-14-2009, 08:05 PM

makes my hotel domain sound better every day; congrats to both parties

**trader** · 09-14-2009, 08:08 PM

sounds bogus. don't see how a hyphentated name could sell for that much.

**Dorkside** · 09-14-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RichInCollege

Unbelievable

My thoughts exactly. I have a hard time believing this one. If it's true, a big congratulations to the seller.

**thevirtual** · 09-14-2009, 08:19 PM

I need a sale like this.

**Onward** · 09-14-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dorkside

My thoughts exactly. I have a hard time believing this one. If it's true, a big congratulations to the seller.

Yeah...I can see saying "200k - not quite enough as I hand regged it almost 2 full years ago...I need 208k or forget it"

**chillking** · 09-14-2009, 08:39 PM

I think domainers should start taking hyphenated domains serious i have recently sold a 3 word low quality credit card name with 2 hyphens in it for $1,000 and i regged it. Companies are just interested in the .com and also the keywords .

**Domain Jedi** · 09-14-2009, 08:41 PM

Them Germans love their hyphens.. Please note that I am half German!

**snicksnack** · 09-16-2009, 08:40 AM

I assume the buyer is HRS, they have bought many hotel related domains in the last few weeks.

**cleverlyslick** · 09-16-2009, 09:21 AM

hrs?

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i assume the buyer is hrs, they have bought many hotel related domains in the last few weeks.

**snicksnack** · 09-16-2009, 09:34 AM

hrs.de

**chrisb72** · 09-16-2009, 09:36 AM

Congrats and best gards!

**dodo1** · 09-16-2009, 09:41 AM

Yes. The domain was bought by HRS (Hotel Reservation Service) from Germany. Hyphenated domains are more common in Germany than in the US, because hyphens make two-word domains more readable. I still think that it's a high price, but it is in no way unrealistic.

The domain was brokered by Sedo, which also sold other domains to HRS lately. For example: WellnessHotels.com (€41,650) and Hotel-Reservierung.de ($34,510; "hotel reservation" in German).

By the way, Hotel-Reservation.com was indirectly owned by Sedo, because the former owner, DomCollect, belongs to Sedo as far as I know. DomCollect is one of Germany's largest domain owners with a portfolio of more than 100,000 domains.

**Vjizzle** · 09-16-2009, 10:51 AM

How many of you here (after reading this article) tried to find some DN's with a hyphen in it to reg or went into your inventory to see if you could sell any?

09-14-2009, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
chillking Exclusive Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 06:21 PM iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 820 DNF$: 4,392 Location: liverpool engla	Hotel-Reservation.com sold $208,000 at sedo Hotel-Reservation.com sold at sedo for $208,000 the most expensive hyphenated domain name purchases of all time . __________________ SchoolLoanConsolidation World-News.com for sale pm me or bid on sedo.com Affordableheadstones for sale ( cranes for sale )

09-14-2009, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
PRED Last Online: Today 03:38 PM iTrader: (118) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,961 DNF$: 1,069 Country:	incredible sale __________________ dental recruitment \| dental practices \|

09-14-2009, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
hugegrowth Last Online: Today 02:49 PM iTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,042 DNF$: 9,001 Location: BeeCee Country:	Hooray for the hyphen! Two word key phrases like this can sell well with the hyphen, although this was a really good example. __________________ Submit URL Free now - Free website advertising and classifieds DomainReport.ca - domain tips and .ca domain blog

09-14-2009, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Credit Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 05:54 PM iTrader: (95) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,869 DNF$: 1 Location: Chicago Country:	Unbelievable __________________ New York Work

09-14-2009, 08:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
thevirtual Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 04:24 PM iTrader: (160) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,238 DNF$: 633 Location: NY Country:	I need a sale like this. __________________ TheArts.net - 12 years old \| TicketsforTravel.com \| UnitedStatesVirginIslands.org \| AlabamaContractor.com \| United States Forum

09-14-2009, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
cleverlyslick Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Ariel Last Online: 11-19-2009 03:54 PM iTrader: (17) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 766 DNF$: 385 Location: New York	congrats to the seller! sick life.

09-14-2009, 07:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
DomainsInc Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 04:49 PM iTrader: (3) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,439 DNF$: 437 Location: Ottawa Country:	If I could just get a sale like that I'd be soo happy.

09-14-2009, 08:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
mark Exclusive Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 12:33 PM iTrader: (9) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,058 DNF$: 4,118 Location: New Mexico Country:	makes my hotel domain sound better every day; congrats to both parties

09-14-2009, 08:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
trader David Last Online: Today 05:34 PM iTrader: (78) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,687 DNF$: 9,479	sounds bogus. don't see how a hyphentated name could sell for that much.

09-14-2009, 08:39 PM	#13 (permalink)
chillking Exclusive Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 06:21 PM iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 820 DNF$: 4,392 Location: liverpool engla	I think domainers should start taking hyphenated domains serious i have recently sold a 3 word low quality credit card name with 2 hyphens in it for $1,000 and i regged it. Companies are just interested in the .com and also the keywords . __________________ SchoolLoanConsolidation World-News.com for sale pm me or bid on sedo.com Affordableheadstones for sale ( cranes for sale )

09-14-2009, 08:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
Domain Jedi Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 01:55 PM iTrader: (27) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,858 DNF$: 1,010 Location: Jedi Temple Country:	Them Germans love their hyphens.. Please note that I am half German! __________________ *A Premium Product Specific* .Com: ComputerSpeakers.com**

09-16-2009, 08:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
snicksnack DNF Regular Last Online: 11-18-2009 11:53 PM iTrader: (27) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,141 DNF$: 5,958 Location: China Country:	I assume the buyer is HRS, they have bought many hotel related domains in the last few weeks. __________________ .CM domains Euro 70 per year

09-16-2009, 09:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
snicksnack DNF Regular Last Online: 11-18-2009 11:53 PM iTrader: (27) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,141 DNF$: 5,958 Location: China Country:	hrs.de __________________ .CM domains Euro 70 per year

09-16-2009, 09:36 AM	#18 (permalink)
chrisb72 Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 10:56 AM iTrader: (10) Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 240 DNF$: 910 Location: Detroit	Congrats and best gards! __________________ iInvested.com / Sawthat.com / LawyerZone.com

09-16-2009, 09:41 AM	#19 (permalink)
dodo1 DNF Addict Name: Dominik Mueller Last Online: Today 09:49 AM iTrader: (34) Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,509 DNF$: 3,745 Location: .DE Country:	Yes. The domain was bought by HRS (Hotel Reservation Service) from Germany. Hyphenated domains are more common in Germany than in the US, because hyphens make two-word domains more readable. I still think that it's a high price, but it is in no way unrealistic. The domain was brokered by Sedo, which also sold other domains to HRS lately. For example: WellnessHotels.com (€41,650) and Hotel-Reservierung.de ($34,510; "hotel reservation" in German). By the way, Hotel-Reservation.com was indirectly owned by Sedo, because the former owner, DomCollect, belongs to Sedo as far as I know. DomCollect is one of Germany's largest domain owners with a portfolio of more than 100,000 domains. __________________ Domain Blog \| Recommended Domain Registrars

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09-16-2009, 10:51 AM	#20 (permalink)
Vjizzle Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 12:53 AM iTrader: (11) Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 141 DNF$: 10	How many of you here (after reading this article) tried to find some DN's with a hyphen in it to reg or went into your inventory to see if you could sell any?

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